STUDENT ATHLETE STEROID USE H.B. 4118: FLOOR ANALYSIS
House Bill 4118 (as reported without amendment)
Sponsor: Representative Daniel Acciavatti
House Committee: Education
Senate Committee: Education
CONTENT
The bill would amend the Revised School Code to require a school district or public school academy (PSA) to develop policies indicating that a pupil's use of performance-enhancing drugs would affect his or her eligibility to participate in interscholastic athletics, and require the Department of Community Health (DCH) to distribute to schools a list of performance-enhancing substances.
Specifically, the bill would require the board of a school district or board of directors of a PSA to ensure that its policies concerning a pupil's eligibility for participation in interscholastic athletics included a pupil's use of a performance-enhancing substance as a violation that would affect his or her eligibility, as determined by the board or board of directors. The governing body of a nonpublic school would be encouraged to adopt an eligibility policy that met those requirements.
The DCH would have to develop, periodically update, and make available to school districts, PSAs, and nonpublic schools a list of performance-enhancing substances, based on the list of banned drugs contained in Bylaw 31.2.3.1 of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Bylaws (which lists prohibited stimulants, anabolic steroids, diuretics, hormones, and other substances).
Proposed MCL 380.1318 Legislative Analyst: Curtis Walker
FISCAL IMPACT
The Department of Community Health would see a mild, indeterminate increase in cost associated with providing school districts with a list of performance-enhancing substances.
Date Completed: 5-25-06 Fiscal Analyst: Joe Carrasco
David Fosdick
Analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent. hb4118/0506